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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

110 same votes 880 different votes 990 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Education 63% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
78 Aye 50 No
Tax 26% aligned 128 shared votes
35 Aye 93 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 13% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 21 No
Transport 13% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 476 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,399
2,057 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
693
49.5 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
706
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
50
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 84 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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